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It is largely because of a brainwashed public who feel they is not enough momentum behind other parties and so vote accordingly. However, recent political events may soon change this as more and more people see the Republicans and Democrats as being very similar. The Tea Party is a very powerful third party that may put forward candidates who can win nationally in the coming elections.
Third parties have difficulty mainly because of the mind set of the general public but also because many third parties have odd and unusual beliefs that do not fit the main stream of most Americans. In the past, the Republican and Democratic and even Independent parties have been good at representing what the people believe.
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∙ 10y agoA third party is a political party that is large enough to have their candidate pull in at least 5 percent of the popular vote. It is so hard for 3rd parties to be successful in the U.S. because they rarely get enough votes to win an election.
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Historically what have been the most important roles of minor parties?
The most important roles of minor political parties has been to give the voters and option outside of the 2 major parties. Minor political parties have altered the outcome of some of elections.
What type of minor parties have been in your history?
The greenback
Minor parties in the us have usually been organized around?
Minor parties, or third parties as they are usually called, are candidate based parties like the George Wallace's American Independence party. They are usually organized around an ideology.
What were minor parties in the US Have usually been organized around?
none
What type of minor party has been longest lived?
Birthday parties
Which type of minor party is formed by breaking away from a major party?
Splinter party Faction Dissenting clique
Would minor parties have been known for introducing innovative ideas?
TRUE
Why are third parties important?
minor, or third, parties appear from time to time. although no third-party candidate has ever been elected president, minor parties do affect election outcomes. they take votes from major parties and they call attention to certain issues.
Which type of minor party has been the longest lived?
Single issued parties is the oldest
Which type of minor party has most often been built on a regional basis?
Economic protest parties
Has Barack Obama been to any other political parties?
The president is a member of the Democratic Party, and has been since he entered politics. He has friends and colleagues who are members of other parties or who have very different political views from his, but he seems to have always been a Democrat.
How long have the democrats and republicans dominated politics in the US?
the have been around as long as 10 centuries
